Browse Cantonese dictionary — page 26 of 250

牻 (mong4) — a black and white cow; varicoloured; disorderly; mess; random; chaotic
牽引機 (hin1 jan5 gei1) — a tractor
犀利 (sai1 lei6) — (adjective) 1. awesome; 2. breath-taking; (of product value) pricey
犀角 (sai1 gok3) — a rhinoceros horn
犀飛利 (sai1 fei1 lei6) — impressive; amazing (spoken)
犋 (geoi6) — a unit of animal power
犛牛 (lei4 ngau4) — a yak
犬子 (hyun2 zi2) — my son
犬牙交錯 (hyun2 ngaa4 gaau1 co3) — (idiom) something is intricate and complicated
犬部 (hyun2 bou6) — refers to the Kangxi (radical 94) 犬 part of a Chinese character
犯小人 (faan6 siu2 jan2) — to be lacking in luck
犯忌 (faan6 gei6) — to violate a taboo
犯眾憎 (faan6 zung3 zang1) — describes a situation where a person is hated by many people
犯罪記錄 (faan6 zeoi6 gei3 luk6) — criminal record
犯賤 (faan6 zin6) — (slang) someone is pleasure from masochistic behaviour; Someone asks for pain a…
狀師 (zong6 si1) — barrister
狀態參數 (zong6 taai3 caam1 sou3) — status parameters
狀棍 (zong6 gwan3) — a pettifogger; a shyster
狀貌 (zong6 maau6) — appearance
狂奔 (kwong4 ban1) — to run like mad
狂毆 (kwong4 au2) — to clobber
狂瀾 (kwong4 laan4) — raging tides; roaring waves
狂 (kwong4) — fanatic; fanatical; mad; wild; violent; insane; crazy; arrogant; unrestrainedly
狎侮 (haap6 mou5) — to mock; to tease
狎弄 (haap6 lung6) — (verb) disrespectfully make fun of, indecently tease
狎昵 (haap6 nik1) — to be unduly intimate with someone
狎玩 (haap6 wun6) — to tease
狐仙 (wu4 sin1) — literally: the fox spirit; someone with stinky armpit [colloquial]
狐媚 (wu4 mei6) — to bewitch; seduce by charm
狐狸精 (wu4 lei4 zing1) — female third-person in a relationship
狐裘 (wu4 kau4) — a fur coat
狗乸 (gau2 naa2) — (noun) female dog
狗仔 (gau2 zai2) — puppy
狗公 (gau2 gung1) — a male dog
狗口長不出象牙 (gau2 hau2 coeng2 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4) — one cannot say nice things if always mean (idiom)
狗叫聲 (gau2 giu3 seng1) — sound of a dog barking
狗咬呂洞賓 (gau2 ngaau5 leoi5 dung6 ban1) — to describe someone who is unable to tell good from bad and ill rewards someone…
狗咬狗骨 (gau2 ngaau5 gau2 gwat1) — (slang) internal argument and fighting within a group such as siblings; "dog-ea…
狗噏 (gau2 ap1) — bark or talk without reasons (spoken)
狗女 (gau2 neoi5) — a terrier
狗尾粟 (gau2 mei5 suk1) — yellow rice
狗屎垃圾 (gau2 si2 laap6 saap3) — (slang) every small things; junks; bits and bobs
狗屎拉雜 (gau2 si2 laap6 zaap6) — a hotchpotch of things
狗屎當乾薑 (gau2 si2 dong3 gon1 goeng1) — 'the geese are swans'
狗毛 (gau2 mou4) — (noun) dog hair
狗毛蟲 (gau2 mou4 cung4) — (animal) woolly bear caterpillar
狗爪邊 (gau2 zaau2 bin1) — (Chinese radical) in a component form "犭"
狗牙 (gau2 ngaa4) — zig-zagged; jagged (spoken)
狗 (gau2) — (noun) 1. flunkey; 2. servile follower; 3. lackey; (coarse language) to curse; …
狗眼看人低 (gau2 ngaan5 hon3 jan4 dai1) — to describe someone who acts like a snob and looks down on others
狗竇咁亂 (gau2 dau3 gam3 lyun6) — messy like a pig sty
狗竇 (gau2 dau3) — (noun) messy room
狗虱 (gau2 sat1) — (noun) dog louse
狗蝨 (gau2 sat1) — dog's flea
狗髀架 (gau2 bei2 gaa2) — (noun) brace; strut
狙擊槍 (zeoi1 gik1 coeng1) — a sniper gun
狙擊步槍 (zeoi1 gik1 bou6 coeng1) — a sniper rifle
狡獪 (gaau2 kui2) — cunning; crafty; deceitful
狴犴 (bai6 ngon6) — a prison; a jail
狻猊 (syun1 ngai4) — (Ancient Chinese mythical beast) the legendary lion-like beast, which is one so…
狼命 (long4 meng6) — ruthless; fierce; relentless; evil
狼尾草 (long4 mei5 cou2) — fountaingrasses (Pennisetum)
狼忙 (long4 mong4) — hurry; very anxious (slang)
狼戾 (long1 lai2) — (adjective) outrageous; Angry; Insolent
狼毒 (long4 duk6) — venomous; wicked; nefarious; malicious
狼 (long4) — (adjective) 1. heartless; 2. ruthless; 3. vicious; 4. aggressive; wolf M: 匹pǐ […
狼胎 (long4 toi1) — (adjective) (of person's behaviours) bellicose; aggressive; violent; cruel; rec…
狼過華秀隻狗 (long4 gwo3 waa4 sau3 zek3 gau2) — (proverb) someone is very callous and crueler than a dog
猄皮 (geng1 pei4) — deer skin; buckskin
猖狂 (coeng1 kong4) — barbarious; wild
猛人 (maang5 jan4) — a reputable person (can be a big time businessman or a person with high ranking…
猛咁 (maang5 gam2) — desperately (spoken)
猛火 (maang5 fo2) — raging fire
猛 (maang5) — (adjective) powerful; ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt; (slang) awe…
猛虎不及地頭蟲 (maang5 fu2 bat1 kap6 dei6 tau4 cung4) — a mighty know-all is no match for an ordinary local (idiom)
猛鑊 (maang5 wok6) — a hot frying pan; wok
猛鬼 (maang5 gwai2) — haunted (spoken)
猛龍活虎 (maang5 lung4 wut6 fu2) — to be full of vigor and vitality
猛龍過江 (maang5 lung4 gwo3 gong1) — the Way of the Dragon, a film starring Bruce Lee; to describe someone who is su…
猜呈尋 (caai1 cing4 cam4) — to play Rock-paper-scissors
猜情尋 (caai1 cing4 cam4) — game of paper - scissors - stone
猜枚 (caai1 mui2) — guessing game played while drinking in bars
猜謎 (caai1 mai4) — guessing a riddle
猜飲唱靚柄 (caai1 jam2 coeng3 leng3 beng3) — (noun) good skill of playing games, drinking, singing, beautiful appearance and…
猧 (wo1) — a puppy
猩猩 (sing1 sing1) — a hairy male or person (slang)
猴擒 (hau4 kam4) — anxious (spoken)
獅子山下 (si1 zi2 saan1 haa6) — 'Under the Lion Rock', a Hong Kong TV series
獅子山郊野公園 (si1 zi2 saan1 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2) — Lion Rock Country Park, located in Hong Kong
獅子山隧道公路 (si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6 gung1 lou6) — Lion Rock Tunnel Road, a road name in Hong Kong
獅子山隧道 (si1 zi2 saan1 seoi6 dou6) — (noun) the Lion Rock Tunnel
獅子開大口 (si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2) — requesting too much exceeding its value (idiom)
獅子魚 (si1 zi2 jyu2) — a lionfish (Pterois)
獅頭鵝 (si1 tau4 ngo2) — Lion headed goose; Shi Tou goose
獎勵 (zoeng2 lai6) — incentive
獐頭鼠目 (zoeng1 tau4 syu2 muk4) — (idiom) obnoxious appearance and cunning-looking
獟 (hiu1) — a crazy dog
獨係 (duk6 hai6) — only
獨具一格 (duk6 geoi6 jat1 gaak3) — unique
獨到之處 (duk6 dou3 zi1 cyu3) — unique feature
獨善其身 (duk6 sin6 kei4 san1) — being neutral and staying out of trouble (idiom)
獨家村 (duk6 gaa1 cyun1) — a hermit who is detached from society
獨市生意 (duk6 si5 saang1 ji3) — monopoly (as in business)
獨幕劇 (duk6 mok6 kek6) — an one-act play
獨攬大權 (duk6 laam5 daai6 kyun4) — absolute power
獨木舟水球 (duk6 muk6 zau1 seoi2 kau4) — a canoe polo
獨沽一味 (duk6 gu1 jat1 mei2) — monotonous, something that is always the same everytime
獨睡 (duk6 seoi6) — (verb) to sleep alone
獨立國 (duk6 laap6 gwok3) — independent state
獨立思考 (duk6 laap6 si1 haau2) — independent thinking
獨裁政權 (duk6 coi4 zing3 kyun4) — dictatorship
獨贏 (duk6 jeng4) — win (horse racing)
獨闢蹊徑 (duk6 pik1 hai4 ging3) — off the beaten track; originality
獨食 (duk6 sik6) — (verb) to eat alone and not share with others; selfish and not willing to share…
獨食難肥 (duk6 sik6 naan4 fei4) — unwilling to share fruits of success (slang)
獵德 (lip6 dak1) — Liede, a village in Guangzhou, China
獵獲 (lip6 wok6) — hunted prey
獵獵 (lip6 lip6) — to flap; to flutter; the sound of wind howling
獵頭公司 (lip6 tau4 gung1 si1) — executing recruiters; headhunting firms
獷悍 (gwong2 hon6) — rude and barbaric; coarse and savage
獸環 (sau3 waan4) — a door-knocker
獻世 (hin3 sai3) — a way of telling a person that it is a waste of space for him; her to stay aliv…
獻技 (hin3 gei6) — (verb) to show or display recitals
獻拙 (hin3 zyut3) — to show oneself up; to show one's inadequacy; incompetency (being modest)
獻禮 (hin3 lai5) — gifts giving out based on celebrations
獻給 (hin3 kap1) — (verb) to contribute; to dedicate; to bestow
獻藝 (hin3 ngai6) — to demonstrate one's talent
獻言 (hin3 jin4) — a proposal
獻辭 (hin3 ci4) — a dedication speech; message
獻醜不如藏拙 (hin3 cau2 bat1 jyu4 cong4 zyut3) — 'silence is golden'; to keep one's weakness unexposed
獻醜 (hin3 cau2) — humbly stating "making a fool of oneself" before a show or an act
玄燁 (jyun4 jip6) — Hiowan Yei; Hiuwan Yei, the personal name of the Kangxi emperor in the Qing dyn…
玄門 (jyun4 mun4) — the profound school in Buddhism
率性 (seot1 sing3) — (noun) wilfulness; Someone's natural instincts;
率爾 (seot1 ji5) — (noun) offhandedness when composing; Or (verb) to dash off when writing
玉帛 (juk6 baak6) — (noun) jade and silk; Or (figurative meaning) friendship; relationship; alliance
玉璽 (juk6 saai2) — jade seal of a Chinese emperor
玉碎 (juk6 seoi3) — to self-destruct; to make sacrifices in the name of justice
玉鈪 (juk6 ngaak3) — jade bracelet
玉鐲 (juk6 zuk6) — a jade bracelet
玉雕 (juk6 diu1) — a jade curving; a jade sculpture
玉體 (juk6 tai2) — a respectful term to refer to someone's body; to refer to the fine and delicate…
王傑 (wong4 git6) — Dave Wong; Wong Kit, a Hong Kong male singer
王國興 (wong4 gwok3 hing1) — Wong Kwok-hing, a Hong Kong trade unionist and a member of the Legislative Coun…
王字邊 (wong4 zi6 bin1) — refers to the Kangxi (radical 96) ⺩ part of a Chinese character
王孫 (wong4 syun1) — members of royal family, especially male
王家衞 (wong4 gaa1 wai6) — Wong Kar-wai, a Hong Kong film director and producer
王悅 (wong4 jyut6) — Wang Yue, the eldest son of the statesman Wong Dao in the Jin Dynasty
王慎德 (wong4 san6 dak1) — Russell Girard Wong, an American actor
王敏德 (wong4 man5 dak1) — Michael Fitzgerald Wong is a Chinese-American actor based in Hong Kong
王晶 (wong4 zing1) — Wong Jing, a Hong Kong film director, producer, actor, presenter, and screenwri…
王林 (wong4 lam4) — Wang Lin,a Chinese phony Qigong master
王 (wong4) — (noun) Chinese surname; king or monarch; best or strongest of its type; grand; …
王維基 (wong4 wai4 gei1) — Ricky Wong Wai-kay, a Hong Kong entrepreneur, the chairman and founder of Hong …
王菀之 (wong4 jyun2 zi1) — Ivana Wong Oi Chi, a Hong Kong singer and actress
王靖雯 (wong4 zing6 man4) — Faye Wong, a Chinese and Hong Kong singer and actress
王馨平 (wong4 hing1 ping4) — Linda Wong Hing-ping, a Hong Kong singer and actress
玎璫 (ding1 dong1) — ding dong (sound); Doraemon, a Japanese manga series that has been adapted into…
玩具店 (wun6 geoi6 dim3) — a toy shop
玩出火 (waan4 ceot1 fo2) — to describe a situation which has gone out of control when one plays with fire
玩到盡 (waan2 dou3 zeon6) — (verb) to play heartily
玩啤牌 (waan2 pe1 paai2) — (verb) play cards; play poker
玩嘢 (waan2 je5) — playing tricks; causing trouble
玩完 (waan2 jyun4) — (adjective) (of relationship) game over; done; (of event) done; finished; (of p…
玩弄 (wun6 lung6) — to fool with
玩新人 (waan4 san1 jan4) — wedding games (spoken)
玩死 (waan4 sei2) — tricked; tortured (spoken)
玩殘 (waan4 caan4) — tricked; tortured (spoken)
玩水 (waan4 seoi2) — water playing
玩法 (waan2 faat3) — (noun) playing method; playing instruction
玩泥沙 (waan2 nai4 saa1) — (verb) play mud and sand; Or (figurative meaning) someone is like playing kid g…
玩物 (wun6 mat6) — a plaything; a toy
玩笑 (wun6 siu3) — to prank
玩謝 (waan4 ze6) — tricked; tortured (spoken)
玩轉 (waan4 zyun2) — knowledgeable about
玩遊戲 (waan2 jau4 hei3) — to play a game
玩馬騮 (waan2 maa5 lau4) — to put on a monkey show; to make fun of; to tease
玫瑰露 (mui4 gwai3 lou6) — (liquor) Mei Kuei Lu Chiew
玫紅 (mui4 hung4) — rose (color)
玲瓏浮突 (ling4 lung4 fau4 dat6) — one with great physique or dimensions
玻璃幕牆 (bo1 lei1 mok6 coeng4) — glass wall
玻璃板 (bo1 lei1 baan2) — a glass panel
玻璃樽 (bo1 lei1 zeon1) — glass bottle
玻璃瓦 (bo1 lei1 ngaa5) — (noun) glass roof-tile
玻璃生菜 (bo1 lei1 saang1 coi3) — (vegetable) Iceberg lettuce
玻璃窗 (bo1 lei1 coeng1) — glass window
玻璃紙 (bo1 lei1 zi2) — (noun) Cellophane paper
珊瑚島 (saan1 wu4 dou2) — (noun) the Ko Lan Island, which is a famous tour attraction in Pattaya, Thailand
珊瑚石 (saan1 wu4 sek6) — coral stones; coral rocks
珊瑚蟲 (saan1 wu4 cung4) — (noun) Coral polyps
珍寶海鮮舫 (zan1 bou2 hoi2 sin1 fong2) — Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a seafood restaurant in Hong Kong
珍本 (zan1 bun2) — (noun) a precious and rare books or literatures
珍玩 (zan1 wun6) — (noun) precious curio
珍珠都冇咁真 (zan1 zyu1 dou1 mou5 gam2 zan1) — completely genuine or real (slang)
珍珠雞 (zan1 zyu1 gai1) — mini sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves
珍視 (zan1 si6) — to treasure; to cherish; to value
珍貴 (zan1 gwai3) — valuable
珓杯 (gaau3 bui1) — moon blocks, used for fortune telling
珠仔豆 (zyu1 zau2 dau2) — white cowpeas
珠圓玉潤 (zyu1 jyun4 juk6 jeon6) — round and plump
珠寶商 (zyu1 bou2 soeng1) — a jeweller
珠江新城 (zyu1 gong1 san1 sing4) — Zhujiang New Town, located in Guangzhou, China
珠江新城站 (zyu1 gong1 san1 sing4 zaam6) — Zhujiang New Town Station, a metro station in Guangzhou, China
珠璣 (zyu1 gei1) — Zhuji, a road in Guangzhou, China
珠羅 (zyu1 lo4) — Jura, mountains in eastern France that extend into Switzerland.
珠被 (zyu1 pei5) — integuments
班人 (baan1 jan4) — a group of people
班兵 (baan1 bing1) — to ask people to come for help; to seek reinforcements
班士利 (baan1 si6 lei6) — Barnsley, a town in England; Barnsley; Tykes, an English football club
班戟 (baan1 kik1) — pancake (a loanword)
班房 (baan1 fong2) — (noun) classroom
班水 (baan1 seoi2) — (verb) to find money
班 (baan1) — (noun) (of transportation schedules of bus, flights etc.) 1. number of runs (sl…
班頂 (baan1 deng2) — top; summit
班頂馬 (baan1 deng2 maa5) — the best horse
現代化 (jin6 doi6 faa3) — modernize; up-to-date
現代教育 (jin6 doi6 gaau3 juk6) — modern education
現代 (jin6 doi6) — the contemporary era; present period
現兜兜 (jin6 dau1 dau1) — (noun) cash
現出 (jin6 ceot1) — a show
現場 (jin6 coeng4) — live (broadcast)
現已 (jin6 ji5) — already; to have already
現時 (jin6 si4) — (adverb) 1. now; 2. at this moment
現暫 (jin6 zaam6) — (adverb) temporarily now…
現 (jin6) — cash; on hand; visible; to appear; present; now; existing; current; to manifest…
現眼報 (jin6 ngaan5 bou3) — a way of saying 'the retaliation of Karma' (Buddhist perspective); 'what goes a…
現職 (jin6 zik1) — present job; current post; present employment
現金王 (jin6 gam1 wong4) — (noun) a person with a lot of cash
現鈔 (jin6 caau1) — cash; banknotes
現銀 (jin6 ngan4) — cash (old slang)
球場 (kau4 coeng4) — ball court (of any ball sports)
球手 (kau4 sau2) — a golfer; a player
球 (kau4) — a million (Cantonese)
球莖 (kau4 ging3) — a corm; bulbo-tuber; bulbotuber
球衣 (kau4 ji1) — (noun) jersey
球證 (kau4 zing3) — a referee
球類運動 (kau4 leoi6 wan6 dung6) — ball games
理屈 (lei5 wat1) — indefensible; to find oneself bested in argument; to be unable to appeal to goo…
理論上 (lei5 leon6 soeng6) — (adverb) theoretically
琴日 (kam4 jat6) — (noun; adverb) yesterday
琴晚 (kam4 maan5) — (noun; adverb) last night
琴晚黑 (kam4 maan5 hak1) — (noun) last night
琴聲 (kam4 sing1) — the sound of the piano
琵琶仔 (pei4 paa4 zai2) — (noun) a child prostitution in ninety century
琵琶別抱 (pei4 paa4 bit6 pou5) — to abandon an old lover to go for a new lover
琵琶蝦 (pei4 paa4 haa1) — bay lobster; slipper lobster
琵琶襟 (pei4 paa4 kam1) — Pipa Jin, a type of cheongsam; mandarin gown for woman
瑒 (coeng3) — the name of a jade
瑕瑜互見 (haa4 jyu4 wu6 gin3) — one's weakness and strength are obvious to the eye
瑚璉 (wu4 lin5) — to describe someone who is very talented and can be trusted in a role with majo…
瑞士雞翼 (seoi6 si6 gai1 jik6) — swiss wings, sweet soy-sauced flavored chicken wings
瑣碎 (so2 seoi3) — trivial
瑤柱 (jiu4 cyu5) — dried scallops
瑤臺 (jiu4 toi4) — a magnificent balcony; pavilion made from jade; a flamboyant palace building
瑪莉 (maa5 lei6) — (name) Mary
瑪麗醫院 (maa5 lai6 ji1 jyun2) — (hospital) Queen Mary Hospital, which is located in Pok Fu Lam Road in Hong Kong
璇璣 (syun4 gei1) — the North Star; the throne; the name of a jade ware
璗 (dong6) — name of a jade; gold
璞玉渾金 (pok3 juk6 wan4 gam1) — to describe someone with a kind and honest personality
璞鼎查 (pok3 ding2 caa4) — Lieutenant General Sir Henry Pottinger, the first governor of Hong Kong
璦琿 (ngoi3 wan4) — Aigun, a historical Chinese town
環保署 (waan4 bou2 cyu5) — (Government Department) Environmental Protection Department
環保袋 (waan4 bou2 doi6) — a green bag; a reusable bag; an environmentally friendly bag
環境保護署 (waan4 ging2 bou2 wu6 cyu5) — the Environmental Protection Department
環球小姐 (waan4 kau4 siu2 ze2) — Miss Universe
環球貿易廣場 (waan4 kau4 mau6 jik6 gwong2 coeng4) — the International Commerce Centre (ICC)
環迴 (waan4 wui4) — loopback; surround
環遊世界 (waan4 jau4 sai3 gaai3) — to make a round-the-world tour
環頭 (waan4 tau4) — turf; area of control (spoken)
環首死刑 (waan4 sau2 sei2 jing4) — death penalty by hanging
璽書 (saai2 syu1) — a document with the official royal; imperial; emperor seal
瓜仁 (gwaa1 jan4) — edible part of a melon seed
瓜剖豆分 (gwaa1 fau2 dau2 fan1) — to be divided
瓜咗 (gwaa1 zo2) — dead (spoken)
瓜子口面 (gwaa1 zi2 hau2 min6) — (noun) Oval-shaped face
瓜子菜 (gwaa1 zi2 coi3) — Common Purslane, a plant used mainly for Chinese medicine
瓜得 (gwaa1 dak1) — ready to die; die soon (spoken)
瓜柴 (gwaa1 caai4) — (adjective) dead; passed away
瓜洲 (gwaa1 zau1) — Guazhou, a county in China
瓜 (gwaa1) — (verb) die; melon; gourd; squash; cucumber; KangXi radical 97; fool; to die
瓜直 (gwaa1 zik6) — died or passed away; (someone is going to be) doomed for sure; to suffer a big …
瓜籽 (gwaa1 zi2) — melon seeds, a snack
瓜老襯 (gwaa1 lou5 can3) — (adjective) dead; passed away; (verb) totally messed up; totaled; fell through;…
瓣瓣 (faan6 baan6) — everything
瓦坑 (ngaa5 haang1) — tiled rooftop (spoken)
瓦桁 (ngaa5 hang1) — runoff channel between the clay tiles of a roof
瓦渣 (ngaa5 zaa1) — (Slang) someone's behaviour is overbearing and blatant
瓦煲 (ngaa5 bou1) — a clay pot
瓦簷口 (ngaa5 jim4 hau2) — eaves (overhanging part of a house's roof)
瓦罉 (ngaa5 cang1) — pottery cooking pot
瓦𦉘 (ngaa5 caang1) — an earthenware pot; a braising pot [colloquial]
瓦背 (ngaa5 bui3) — tiled rooftop (spoken)
瓦背頂 (ngaa5 bui3 deng2) — tiled rooftop (spoken)
瓦通紙 (ngaa5 tung1 zi2) — corrugated fibreboard; corrugated cardboard
瓦釜雷鳴 (ngaa5 fu2 leoi4 ming4) — to describe people in power that are only mediocre
瓦面 (ngaa5 min2) — (noun) the roof top
瓷漆 (ci4 cat1) — enamel
甄別賽 (jan1 bit6 coi3) — an audition
甕缸 (ung3 gong1) — an urn
甘休 (gam1 jau1) — to be willing to give up; to admit defeat
甘 (gam1) — painful; mellow; sweet; willing; a surname; to be fond of; pleasantly; sweetnes…
甘筍 (gam1 seon2) — carrot
甘美 (gam1 mei5) — (adjective) sweet, delicious and tasty
甘露 (gam1 lou6) — sweet dew
甚至乎 (sam6 zi3 fu4) — (adverb) even,
甚至無 (sam6 zi3 mou4) — even there's no (spoken)
甜尿 (tim4 niu6) — diabetes
甜曳曳 (tim4 jai6 jai6) — taste to sweet
甜椒 (tim4 ziu1) — sweet pepper
甜椰椰 (tim4 je4 je4) — sweet as in taste (adjective)
甜水 (tim4 seoi2) — dessert soup
甜 (tim4) — (adjective) (of feelings) 1. happy; 2.sweet; sweetness
甜竹 (tim4 zuk1) — a sweet dried soya bean product
甜絲絲 (tim4 si1 si1) — sweet as in affection (adjective)
甜耶耶 (tim4 je4 je4) — very sweet; too sweet (spoken)
甜酸苦辣 (tim4 syun1 fu2 laat6) — (noun) sweet, sour, bitter and spicy
甜醋 (tim4 cou3) — (food) sweet vinegar
甜麵醬 (tim4 min6 zoeng3) — sweet bean sauce for mixing into noodles
生乾精 (saang1 gon1 zing1) — (adjective) very dry and no juice
生事 (sang1 si6) — (verb) make or create troubles
生人勿近 (saang1 jan4 mat6 gan6) — warning for the living to stay away as dangerous or deadly
生人唔生膽 (saang1 jan4 m4 sang1 daam2) — (slang) describes someone who is chicken-hearted; timid; fearful; gutless; spin…
生人霸死地 (saang1 jan4 baa3 sei2 dei6) — hogging of benefits to oneself; unwilling to share profits (slang)
生仔冇屎忽 (sang1 zai2 mou5 si2 fat1) — cursing of one to give birth to a child without buttock (derogatory)
生仔冇屎窟 (sang1 zai2 mou5 si2 fat1) — an expression used to curse someone
生仔唔知仔心肝 (sang1 zai2 m4 zi1 zai2 sam1 gon1) — able to understand one's children as have given birth to them (slang)
生仔 (sang1 zai2) — giving birth (spoken)
生保人 (sang1 bou2 jan4) — stranger
生前 (sang1 cin4) — before death
生劏 (saang1 tong1) — (verb) to kill; To slaughter
生力 (sang1 lik6) — San Miguel, a brand
生力軍 (sang1 lik6 gwan1) — (noun) a new joiner
生動活潑 (saang1 dung6 wut6 put3) — (adjective) vivid and energetic
生勾勾 (saang1 ngau1 ngau1) — (adjective) very much alive; living; (food) raw
生埗 (sang1 bou2) — strange; unfamiliar
生壅 (saang1 ung1) — (adjective) buried alive
生存 (sang1 cyun4) — survival
生存空間 (saang1 cyun4 hung1 gaan1) — chance to survive
生安白造 (saang1 on1 baak6 zou6) — (adj.) describes information that is not true; (v.) to cook up a story; to fabr…
生意人 (saang1 ji3 jan4) — businessmen
生意佬 (saang1 ji3 lou2) — (n.) a businessman.
生態平衡 (sang1 taai3 ping4 hang4) — balance of nature
生態環境 (sang1 taai3 waan4 ging2) — ecological environment
生態農業 (sang1 taai3 nung4 jip6) — ecological agriculture
生招牌 (sang1 ziu1 paai4) — a living signboard; advertisement (spoken)
生搬硬套 (saang1 bun1 ngaang6 tou3) — applying without thought; copying blindly (idiom)
生日咭 (saang1 jat6 kaat1) — a birthday card
生日會 (saang1 jat6 wui2) — (noun) birthday party
生日派對 (saang1 jat6 paai3 deoi3) — a birthday party
生日禮物 (saang1 jat6 lai5 mat6) — (noun) birthday gift
生日蛋糕 (saang1 jat6 daan6 gou1) — birthday cake
生晒 (saang1 saai3) — (verb) sun-withering; sun-dry
生暴人 (saang1 bou2 jan4) — (noun) stranger
生暴 (sang1 bou6) — stranger (spoken)
生曬 (saang1 saai3) — sun-dried
生果刀 (saang1 gwo2 dou1) — a fruit knife
生果檔 (saang1 gwo2 dong3) — a fruit stall
生果 (saang1 gwo2) — (food) fruits
生果籃 (saang1 gwo2 laam2) — (noun) fresh fruit arrangement; a fruit gift basket
生果舖 (saang1 gwo2 pou2) — a fruit store
生果金 (saang1 gwo2 gam1) — the 'Normal Old Age Allowance' and the 'Higher Old Age Allowance' offered by th…
生根 (saang1 gan1) — to take root
生死之交 (sang1 sei2 zi1 gaau1) — an expression to describe friends who have such deep friendship that they are p…
生死未卜 (sang1 sei2 mei6 buk1) — uncertain of whether someone is alive or not; hovering between life and death
生殖 (sang1 zik6) — genitals
生殺予奪 (sang1 saat3 jyu5 dyut6) — to wield absolute power over somebody
生水芋頭 (saang1 seoi2 wu6 tau4) — stupid person; fool (slang)
生沙淋 (saang1 saa1 lam4) — (verb) get trouble with or suffer from kidney stones
生油 (saang1 jau4) — cooking oil; groundnut oil
生活條件 (sang1 wut6 tiu4 gin2) — living conditions
生活水準 (sang1 wut6 seoi2 zeon2) — the living standards
生活環境 (sang1 wut6 waan4 ging2) — the living environment
生活習慣 (sang1 wut6 zaap6 gwaan3) — lifestyle
生滾 (saang1 gwan2) — (verb) to cook; to boil
生烏雞 (saang1 wu1 gai1) — black spots appearing on clothing as a result of mold and mildew
生猛海鮮 (saang1 maang5 hoi2 sin1) — live seafood; super fresh seafood
生理衛生 (sang1 lei5 wai6 sang1) — physiological health (this term is normally used as a more discrete way to refe…
生產過程 (sang1 caan2 gwo3 cing4) — the production process
生產量 (sang1 caan2 loeng6) — the production volume
生癪 (saang1 zik1) — chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the…
生積 (saang1 zik1) — chronic indigestion in children whereby the nutrition is poorly absorbed by the…
生膠 (sang1 gaau1) — clear PVC
生舊叉燒好過生你 (saang1 gau6 caa1 siu1 hou2 gwo3 sang1 nei5) — (a mother scolds to her kids with this slang to express her anger at them) bett…
生色 (sang1 sik1) — adding colours; brighten up
生花 (saang1 faa1) — (food) to flower
生草藥 (saang1 cou2 joek6) — herbal medicine
生菜包 (saang1 coi3 baau1) — lettuce wraps
生菜魚肉 (saang1 coi3 jyu4 juk6) — soup with lettuce and fish paste
生蛇 (sang1 se4) — varicella-zoster virus
生蛋 (saang1 daan2) — (verb) to lay an egg; to deposit an egg; or (food) raw egg
生蝦咁跳 (saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3) — (slang) someone is pissed off and furious
生蝦噉跳 (saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3) — fuming; jumping up and down with rage; angry stomp
生蝦 (saang1 haa1) — (noun) live shrimp; raw shrimp
生螆 (saang1 zi1) — (verb) get louse; or (figurative meaning) get skin disease
生螆貓入眼 (sang1 zi1 maau1 jap6 ngaan5) — liking anyone at first sight (slang)
生螆貓 (saang1 zi1 maau1) — cat with fleas (the expression 生螆貓入眼 is to describe love at first sight)
生蟲拐杖 (saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng2) — to describe someone or something that is unreliable
生蟲枴杖 (saang1 cung4 gwaai2 zoeng2) — (noun) a walking stick that grows parasites, stick-bugs
生蟲 (saang1 cung4) — (verb) have parasites; (disease) people have worms
生蠔 (saang1 hou4) — oyster
生豬 (saang1 zyu1) — a live pig
生部 (sang1 bou6) — Kangxi radical 100
生部 (saang1 bou2) — describe something unfamiliar (such as a person or environment)
生鍟 (saang1 seng3) — rust
生鏽 (saang1 sau3) — rust
生雞 (sang1 gai1) — uncastrated adult male cock
生雞精 (sang1 gai1 zing1) — chicken essense
生飛螆 (saang1 fei1 zi1) — (noun) have oral ulcer
生骨大頭菜 (saang1 gwat1 daai6 tau4 coi3) — (slang with figurative meaning) a spoiled kid or brat
生鬼 (saang1 gwai2) — (adjective) funny; interesting; comical; humorous; madcap
生魚 (saang1 jyu2) — a snakehead (a type of fish)
生鹽 (sang1 jim4) — unprocessed salt
產業界 (caan2 jip6 gaai3) — the industry
用事 (jung6 si6) — to be in power; to allow the swaying of one's action as a result of something (…
用兵 (jung6 bing1) — resort to arms; the use of troops; military forces
用其所長 (jung6 kei4 so2 coeng4) — fully utilize someone's strength
用刑 (jung6 jing4) — the use of torture
用到 (jung6 dou3) — (very) to employ; to use; to apply; to utilize (of money) to spend;
用勁 (jung6 ging6) — exert oneself
用嚟 (jung6 lei4) — to use as
用地 (jung6 dei6) — usage of land
用家 (jung6 gaa1) — user
用心 (jung6 sam1) — to put in a real effort
用戶介面 (jung6 wu6 gaai3 min2) — user Interface
用手 (jung6 sau2) — (verb) to use hands; To work with your hands
用武 (jung6 mou5) — use force; to display one's abilities or talents
用神 (jung6 san4) — concentrate; to trouble oneself; to take the trouble to do something
用詞不當 (jung6 ci4 bat1 dong3) — inappropriate choice of words
用費 (jung6 fai3) — expense
用途 (jung6 tou4) — usage
甩嘴 (lat1 zeoi2) — (verb) to make lip sync mistakes; (noun) lip sync fails
甩底 (lat1 dai2) — (phrasal verb) to stand someone up; not turning up for a date or appointment; t…
甩拖 (lat1 to1) — to break off a romantic relationship
甩期 (lat1 kei4) — (verb) unpunctual; delay; late
甩牙 (lat1 ngaa4) — (verb) loss a tooth; or (slang) someone is slurring
甩 (lat1) — (verb) 1. get rid of; (of joints in human body) 2.dislocate; to throw; to fling…
甩甩離 (lat1 lat1 lei4) — not attached well; to describe something that is on the verge of falling off
甩皮甩骨 (lat1 pei4 lat1 gwat1) — to be in a bad shape; to have fallen apart; to have fallen into pieces
甩繩馬騮 (lat1 sing2 maa5 lau1) — describes a person (usually a child) who has regained freedom after being restr…
甩肺 (lat1 fai3) — very serious (spoken)
甩色 (lat1 sik1) — a phenomenon where the color is fading; discoloration
甩褲 (lat1 fu3) — falling pants (spoken)
甩身 (lat1 san1) — (v.) to finally end your painful relationship with someone or something, such a…
甩難 (lat1 naan6) — (verb) to get rid of; off the hook; to escape from troubles
甩頭髮 (lat1 tau4 faat3) — falling hair (spoken)
甩骹 (lat1 gaau3) — (noun) A joint dislocation; (verb of joints) dislocate; an separation in the jo…
甫士咭 (pou1 si6 kaat1) — a postcard (a loanword)
甫士 (pou1 si2) — (noun) postures; poses
田北俊 (tin4 bak1 zeon3) — James Tien Pei-Chun, name of a politician in Hong Kong
田地 (tin4 dei6) — situation; condition
田基 (tin4 gei1) — (noun) a field ridge
田心村 (tin4 sam1 cyun1) — Tin Sam Tsuen, a place in Hong Kong
田螺車 (tin4 lo2 ce1) — a cement truck
田雞東 (tin4 gai1 dung1) — Tang Lai Tung, name of a triad member; to go dutch; splitting the bill at meal …
田雞過河 (tin4 gai1 gwo3 ho4) — (analogy) everyone flees in different directions; everyone goes with their own …
田頭 (tin4 tau2) — someone who is in charge of a field
由上而下 (jau4 soeng6 ji4 haa6) — from head to toe; from top to bottom; top-down
由來已久 (jau4 loi4 ji5 gau2) — long-standing
由始至終 (jau4 ci2 zi3 zung1) — From beginning to the end; all along
由得 (jau4 dak1) — to let (one to do as they wish), e.g. "let him!"
由淺入深 (jau4 cin2 jap6 sam1) — (verb) start from easy to hard
由細到大 (jau4 sai3 dou3 daai6) — (verb) start from small to big
由頭到尾 (jau4 tau4 dou3 mei5) — (verb) start from head to toes
甲蟲 (gaap3 cung4) — Bettle (model of Volkswagen)
申 (san1) — to lodge; to extend; to state; to explain; 9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th so…
申訴專員公署 (san1 sou3 zyun1 jyun4 gung1 cyu5) — office of the Ombudsman
甴曱 (gaat6 zaat6) — cockroach (spoken)
男丁 (naam4 ding1) — adult male; baby boy
男主角 (naam4 zyu2 gok3) — main actor
男人味 (naam4 jan2 mei6) — (adjective) masculine; manly
男人老狗 (naam4 jan4 lou5 gau2) — as a 'a proper man'; as a 'a real man' (an expression used when implying that a…
男人頭 (naam4 jan4 tau4) — (adjective) a female's appearance or behaves like a man
男仔 (naam4 zai2) — (n.) a boy or a young man.
男仔頭 (naam4 zai2 tau4) — a tomboy hairstyle; tomboy
男學生 (naam4 hok6 saang1) — male students; school boy
男廁所 (naam4 ci3 so2) — (noun) male WC; man washroom
男界 (naam4 gaai3) — (noun) male WC; man washroom
男盜女娼 (naam4 dou6 neoi5 coeng1) — (idiom) people be out-and-out scoundrels; or they misbehave like crooks and who…
男童軍 (naam4 tung4 gwan1) — boy scouts
男童院 (naam4 tung4 jyun2) — (noun) juvenile home for boys
畀人飛 (bei2 jan4 fei1) — (verb) being dumped
畀人鬧 (bei2 jan4 naau6) — scolded by others; to get a telling off; scolding
畀心機 (bei2 sam1 gei1) — to devote one's effort to accomplishing something
畀 (bei3) — (verb) 1. allow; 2. let; (proposition) 1. to, 2. by or being in a passive voice…
畀眼睇 (bei2 ngaan5 tai2) — wait and see; shall see
畀返 (bei2 faan1) — the act of giving (something) back to someone
畀過 (bei2 gwo3) — given
畀錢 (bei2 cin2) — pay
畀面 (bei2 min2) — to give face to; "do me the honor"
畀鬼迷 (bei2 gwai2 mai4) — obsessed by a ghost; obesessed by a beauty (spoken)
界外球 (gaai3 ngoi6 kau4) — foul ball
界 (gaai3) — (slang) (of self-injury) to cut; (similar with "溝; boundary; scope; extent; cir…
界限街 (gaai3 haan6 gaai1) — Boundary Street (a road in Hong Kong)
畏怯 (wai3 hip3) — timid; scared; cowardly
畏難 (wai3 naan4) — fear of difficulties (為難 wai2 naan4- put somebody in a difficult position)
留低 (lau4 dai1) — stay (spoken)
留後手 (lau4 hau6 sau2) — allow for unforeseen circumstances
留案底 (lau4 on3 dai2) — criminal record filling
留產所 (lau4 caan2 so2) — maternity home
留番 (lau4 faan1) — (verb) keep; Maintain

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